News New Theater to be built at the Magic Kingdom - now cancelled?

tl77

tl77

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Brian Swan said:
This is the Tokyo version, but if my memory serves me back from 1975, it's identical to the WDW version (but for some reason, I have no memory of the film montage at the beginning)
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I'm pretty sure that film montage was a kind of pre-show movie that played in the waiting area before you entered the theater, it still there before Philharmagic today, the room with the ramps, blue curtains, and chandeliers. The film has some Tokyo Disneyland footage tacked on to the end here, and if you didn't get in line early you probably wouldn't see it, sort of like the short "Makin' Memories" film that ran before "Captain EO" at the Imagination pavilion at EPCOT. This is the best footage I've seen of that pre-show though, the whole thing is pretty nice, thanks for posting
 
raymusiccity

raymusiccity

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Kman101 said:
I think it's 20 minutes because it was supposed to be a TV special. I can't imagine sitting through lengthy commercials and trailers and then a 20 minute "short" ... lol
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Well, try real hard to imagine back when you actually got some bang for your buck. 'Back in the day' you'd see a Newsreel, a couple of cartoons.....and then a double feature! ..... or in more modern times, a 'road show' the likes of Dr. Zhivago, with an intermission and a program to go along with your special night out. :eek:
 
Magenta Panther

Magenta Panther

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MisterPenguin said:
Olaf's Frozen Adventure - 21 minutes

Coco - 109 minues

2 hours, 10 minutes


If one wishes to avoid Frozen, and if one get tickets for a theater with reserved seating, then one can show up 25 late.
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I'm no fan of the original Frozen film, but I liked the "Frozen Fever" short (in fact, I bought it off Amazon). There's no way I'd miss this Olaf short. Why are people whining about it?
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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Magenta Panther said:
I'm no fan of the original Frozen film, but I liked the "Frozen Fever" short (in fact, I bought it off Amazon). There's no way I'd miss this Olaf short. Why are people whining about it?
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I believe that the Mexican people were really excited to see a movie highlighting Mexican culture that they didn't care much to have to wait 25 minutes for it. I don't know how well Disney advertised that there was a lengthy short in front of the movie.

That shouldn't be a problem for the rest of the world, except for the Frozen haters.

There is a bit of a point to be made for the length of both together and small children. Especially if a theater doesn't start to show the commercials and trailers before the movie start time. Then it could wind up being 2 1/2 hours.
 
Magenta Panther

Magenta Panther

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MisterPenguin said:
I believe that the Mexican people were really excited to see a movie highlighting Mexican culture that they didn't care much to have to wait 25 minutes for it. I don't know how well Disney advertised that there was a lengthy short in front of the movie.

That shouldn't be a problem for the rest of the world, except for the Frozen haters.

There is a bit of a point to be made for the length of both together and small children. Especially if a theater doesn't start to show the commercials and trailers before the movie start time. Then it could wind up being 2 1/2 hours.
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I see your point. But maybe kids just need to learn to be patient. It's ridiculous that so many people want to cater to that "short-attention-span" part of childhood. Kids are supposed to outgrow that. Maybe a (hopefully) good short in front of a (hopefully) good movie will help them do that. Just sayin'.
 
phillip9698

phillip9698

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raymusiccity said:
Well, try real hard to imagine back when you actually got some bang for your buck. 'Back in the day' you'd see a Newsreel, a couple of cartoons.....and then a double feature! ..... or in more modern times, a 'road show' the likes of Dr. Zhivago, with an intermission and a program to go along with your special night out. :eek:
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Those animated shorts aired in front of movies geared for adults as well. No parent would sign up to bring a young child to a 3 hour theater experience. You are just asking for trouble.
 
raymusiccity

raymusiccity

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phillip9698 said:
Those animated shorts aired in front of movies geared for adults as well. No parent would sign up to bring a young child to a 3 hour theater experience. You are just asking for trouble.
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Apples and oranges. Back in the day there were Kid Matinee's every Saturday. Cartoons and a double feature! Even Radio City Music Hall had the Rockettes Stage Show, plus a full length feature. Quality will always come out on top. Of course, most of the drivel that Hollywood is churning out now can't hold your interest beyond 90 minutes !
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

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Magenta Panther said:
I see your point. But maybe kids just need to learn to be patient. It's ridiculous that so many people want to cater to that "short-attention-span" part of childhood. Kids are supposed to outgrow that. Maybe a (hopefully) good short in front of a (hopefully) good movie will help them do that. Just sayin'.
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My kids (from 9 1/2 to almost 17) can be bouncing off the walls and if we turn on a pre-2010 Disney movie or anything Pixar from 2010 on back? Glued to the screen. There are a few Disney movies after 2010 that I/they like to watch (and many before 2010 that we won't, but why would we turn those on anyway? ;) ), but the older stuff is what will draw them in nearly every time.
 

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